UNDOUBTEDLY the highest profile retiree to the breeding shed in 2017 is the prolific Maurice, who retires as a six-time Group 1 winner with career earnings of over €5,500,000.

He was maiden winner in a record time over 1400m at Kyoto racecourse on his debut as a two-year-old, but posted modest form as a two and three-year old, his best being a third-placed effort in a stakes race.